DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/16 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.7 - - 49.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 13 - - -9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2053 - - 2236 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 919 - - 919 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2942 - - 3125 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2375 - - 3939 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 143 - - 118 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 26 - - 29 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 350 - - 349 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 19 - - 20 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1054 - - 653 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1889 - - 2472 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 354 - - -344 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2588 - - 3469 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 90 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.7 - - 49.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.8 - - 42.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.8 - - 50.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.1 - - 41.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 13 - - -9 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2053 - - 2236 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 66 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97466 10 290 9 272 97466 90269 7 291 9 279 90269 84685 3 246 11 272 84685 80032 9 182 9 275 80032 76006 7 206 11 254 76006 72436 7 264 16 260 72436 69206 9 273 15 237 69206 66237 16 288 15 280 66237 63473 25 265 23 263 63473 60793 23 252 30 275 60793 58001 36 266 36 271 58001 55101 44 249 45 254 55101 52326 44 240 46 245 52326 49813 53 251 51 250 49813 47549 69 251 61 247 47549 45487 84 247 66 242 45487 43586 95 239 66 239 43586 41817 102 232 64 239 41817 40163 106 225 66 239 40163 38613 107 222 72 240 38613 37158 107 221 74 235 37158 35760 108 222 75 231 35760 34349 106 222 71 231 34349 32890 100 223 61 236 32890 31387 96 224 49 242 31387 29828 95 228 34 256 29828 28208 92 232 23 303 28208 26529 91 234 32 339 26529 24790 87 235 38 350 24790 22989 67 240 40 353 22989 21131 45 256 37 350 21131 19213 29 279 34 342 19213 17228 18 324 31 331 17228 15210 29 346 28 330 15210 13265 30 349 27 337 13265 11493 31 354 28 340 11493 9917 31 356 28 335 9917 8520 31 356 27 342 8520 7284 30 001 29 001 7284 6191 33 007 34 005 6191 5221 35 001 36 001 5221 4365 35 359 36 355 4365 3609 35*358 36*352 3609 2933 33*355 34*351 2933 2335 30 352 32 350 2335 1836 27 350 30 349 1836 1452 24 348 27 348 1452 1188 22 347 24 347 1188 1028 19 347 20 346 1028 936 14 346 15 346 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography